Useful links
Some useful sources of independent advice
£ Building Cost Calculators
Useful Selfbuild Information
- Developing Skills – self build courses in association with Homebuilding and Renovation Magazine.
- Forever Green – run by architect Rob Hillier, who specialises in environmentally friendly building and working with community self build groups.
- Green building store – environmentally sensitive building products from Environmental Construction Products Ltd of Meltham, Yorkshire.
- National Homebuilding and Renovating Show – register online for tickets.
- self-builder.com – self build finance and insurance, plus useful message board.
Self Build Groups:
- BADSBA – Bath and District Self Build Association.
- Community Self Build Agency – UK organisation promoting self build.
- Cornwall Sustainable Building Trust – promotes sustainable building throughout the peninsula.B
- Leeds Action to Create Homes – LATCH is a self-help housing charity that runs projects working with homeless people and volunteers in Leeds.
- Radical Routes – group dedicated to setting up member housing co-operatives.